Cheerfully
Cheerfully adverb - In a cheerful or happy manner.
Usage example: cheerfully announced, “It's a beautiful morning!”
Friendly and cheerfully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Friendly" instead an adverb "Cheerfully".
Friendly
Friendly adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.
Cheerfully and friendly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheerfully" instead an adverb "Friendly".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Friendly Enemy: One of the titular warriors cheerfully introduces Deathstalker to his companions as the only man who ever beat him in a fair fight.
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Partly it's because Yuuya appears cheerfully oblivious to insults and continues to be friendly just to irritate him.
Source: Selective Obliviousness - When Yoko tells Soma that Graham is Dracula's heir, Soma refuses to believe her because Graham was so friendly to him, but later Graham himself cheerfully confirms it.
Source: Affably Evil / Video Games
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